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Chilean court returns Pakistani suspect to jail
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2010/05/22 09:08
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| A Chilean appeals court says a Pakistani man detained at the U.S. Embassy must go back to prison.pIt's preventive detention for Mohammad Saif Ur Rehman Khan, who according to U.S. authorities and Chilean police was found with traces of explosives./ppKhan says it all must be a misunderstanding, that he's a peaceful man and that he wants America to be safe and secure./ppBut the judges said Khan is a danger to security, society and the success of the probe. Now he must go back behind bars while Chilean prosecutors build their case./p |
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Ex-NFL star: Scott Rothstein's law firm owes money
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2010/05/21 09:09
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| Retired NFL star Warren Sapp is asking to recover over $100,000 in a trust account left by the law firm of a man who pleaded guilty to running a Ponzi scheme.pAttorneys for Sapp filed a federal court petition Monday in Scott Rothstein's criminal case. The attorneys say Sapp has interest in money the government is seeking in a forfeiture action./ppThe seven-time Pro Bowl defensive lineman had nearly $103,000 in a trust account with the law firm when it collapsed after financial fraud came to light./ppSapp's trust account is not connected to the billion-dollar Ponzi scheme Rothstein allegedly ran out of his Fort Lauderdale law office./ppA court hearing has been scheduled involving the petitions of Sapp and others seeking trust account funds./p |
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LimeWire loses copyright case in fight with labels
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2010/05/17 09:03
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| File-sharing software company LimeWire has lost a long-running court battle to the major recording companies. A judge with the U.S. District Court in New York ruled this week that the company and its chairman, Mark Gorton, were liable for inducing copyright infringement.pThe decision in the case, which began in 2006, doesn't mean the site will shut down right away. The record labels and LimeWire are to meet with Judge Kimba Wood on June 1 to determine the next steps, such as a possible deal to work together going forward and a potential award for damages./ppRecording Industry Association of America Chairman Mitch Bainwol said in a statement Wednesday that the ruling was an extraordinary victory against one of the largest remaining file-sharing services in the United States./ppThe RIAA said more than 200 million copies of LimeWire's file-sharing software have been downloaded so far, including 340,000 in the last week alone./ppThe ruling could pave the way for a deal, similar to the way Napster was sued out of existence in 2000 but was reborn and is now under the ownership of Best Buy Inc. with licensing deals with all the major recording companies./p |
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Starbucks Sued over Unreasonably Hot Tea
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2010/05/17 09:02
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| pStarbucks Corp has been sued by a customer who allegedly suffered second-degree burns after being served tea that was too hot./ppAccording to the complaint, the plaintiff Zeynep Inanli was served tea that was unreasonably hot, in containers which were not safe, at a Starbucks store at 685 Third Avenue in Manhattan./ppAs a result of Starbucks' negligence, the plaintiff suffered great physical pain and mental anguish, including the burns, the complaint said./ppThe plaintiff seeks unspecified damages./ppStarbucks, based in Seattle, did not immediately return requests for comment. The plaintiff's lawyer did not immediately return a call for comment./ppRetailers periodically face lawsuits for serving beverages at temperatures that customers say are too high./ppIn one well-known case, a jury in 1994 ordered McDonald's Corp to pay $2.86 million to Stella Liebeck, an Albuquerque, New Mexico woman who claimed she scalded herself with the restaurant's coffee. The parties later settled./p |
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